448 Assembly Proceedings, October 4-November 26, 1763.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

that he the said Skipper will not take nor suffer to be taken by
any Person Whatsoever any Tobacco out of such Hogshead or
Hogsheads and that he will not willfully damage or suffer to be
Damaged such Tobacco whilst the same shall remain under his Care
and Management And if any Skipper as aforesaid shall refuse or

[Penalty of

3200lb Of

Tobacco, on
refusing to
take the
oath]

delay taking the Oath or Affirmation if a Quaker aforesaid in man-
ner and Form aforesaid such Skipper for every Hogshead of To-
bacco taken on Board Contrary to the intention of this Act shall
forfeit and pay the sum of three Thousand two hundred Pounds
of Tobacco one half thereof to the informer or him her or them
that shall sue for the same and the other half to be Applied to the
use of the several and respective Countys to defray the Expences
that may arise in the due Execution of this Act to be recovered by
Action of Debt Bill Plaint or information wherein no Essoign
Protection or Wager of Law or more than one Imparlance shall be
Allowed

[Masters of
Ships to
lodge 3 fair
Manifests,
Sworn to,
with the
Naval
Officers]

And be it further enacted that every Master of a Ship or Vessell
wherein Tobacco shall be Laden shall at the Time of clearing deliver
to the Naval Officer three fair Manifests of all the Tobacco on
board his Ship or Vessell expressing the Marks and Numbers of
every Hogshead and the Tare and Nett weight Stamped therein
the Person by whom Shipped and from what Warehouse and shall
make Oath or Affirmation if a Quaker thereto and that the same
is a just and true Account of the Marks Numbers Tare and Nett
Weight of each respective Hogshead as the same was taken Down
by the Person or Persons Appointed by him to take the same before
the said Tobacco was Stowed away and no Ship or Vessell shall be
cleared by the Naval Officer before he shall have received such Lists
and Manifests one of which said Manifests shall by the said Naval

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Officer be annexed to such Masters Certificate or Clearance to the
end the same may be delivered to the Chief Officer of the Customs in
such port or place where the said Ship Shall unlade and one of the
other two of the said Manifests shall by the said Naval Officer be
Transmitted to the said Chief Officer of the Customs by the next
Convenient Opportunity and the third kept in his Office

[Public
Warehouses
established]

And be enacted by the Authority aforesaid That Publick Ware-
houses for the Inspection of Tobacco pursuant to this Act shall be
kept at the Several Places herein after mentioned That is to say in

[In St.
Mary's]

the County of S.^t Marys at Chaptico on the Land of Philip Key
under one Inspection, on a Plantation where a Certain Gilbert
Mackay lives under one Inspection, At St Innegoes on the Land of
Stephen Milbourn under one Inspection At Wiccocomico or on the
Land of John Lewellins under one Inspection at the Court House
on the Land of Abraham Barnes under one Inspection At M.^r
Coles on Coles Creek under one Inspection at Town Creek on the